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Despite debatable definitions of what a Kamen Rider is, almost all of them share a group of abilities they are capable of mastering. Transformation from civilian form into Rider form is achieved using a Henshin Belt (変身ベルト, Henshin Beruto, or transformation belt, also known as a "Driver"), often used in conjunction with a signature pose and the calling out of Henshin!
Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series and weekly science fiction manga created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The original airing consisted of a total of 98 episodes and were broadcast from April 3, 1971, to February 10, 1973, on Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET (now TV Asahi).
The Kamen Rider franchise has been parodied in and outside Japan. One parody is of the Kamen Rider henshin (metamorphosis) pose. In video games, Skullomania (from Street Fighter EX) and May Lee (from The King of Fighters) are examples of Kamen Rider parodies.
However, in 1957 Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the superhero character Super Giant, signaling a shift in popularity that favored masked heroes over giant monsters called the "Henshin Boom" started by Kamen Rider in 1971, though giant monsters, aliens and humanoid creatures dubbed lit.
In the tie-in prequel manga, Supplementary Volume Kamen Rider Saber: Kamen Rider Buster the Comic, Ryo met and befriended Haruka Kiritani during their childhood and attended Kagari High School (かがり高校, Kagari Kōkō) together, where the former became a teenage delinquent for three years. 20 years prior to the series, after Ryo found ...
Kamen Rider Hibiki (仮面ライダー響鬼, Kamen Raidā Hibiki, lit. ' Masked Rider Echo Oni ', stylized in English as Masked Rider Hibiki) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series, serving as the fifteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs.
The main characters of Kamen Rider Gavv. From left to right: Sachika Amane, Shoma, and Hanto Karakida. Kamen Rider Gavv (仮面ライダーガヴ, Kamen Raidā Gavu) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that is the 35th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the sixth entry in the Reiwa era.
Kamen Rider 555 (仮面ライダー 555 （ ファイズ ）, Kamen Raidā Faizu) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the fourth entry in the Heisei era. The series follows loner, Takumi Inui, and Yuji Kiba, who died and became a monstrous Orphnoch, and their newfound friends as ...